Since I have my cute mother-in-law coming for Mother's day I looked through a bunch of my old magazines to find a yummy dinner I could serve her and this is what I came up with. It is from Country Home April 2006. Grilled vegetable Antipasto Salad, Mixed Melon with Basil and Onion stuffed Pork Tenderloin with a mango chutney sauce! What is so great about this menu is that it can be made the day before and served at room temperature.

So there is no fuss on Mother's day and I get to enjoy the day too! I will have all the recipes on our website tomorrow along with some deccadent dessert!!

Have you checked out my Sister Tiffany's blog www.thechildrensnest.blogspot.com Tiffany the other half of "StyleSisters' has young kids still at home and is always coming up with fun creative things to do with her kids as well as fun inexpensive Do It yourself projects that solve storage problems with kids paraphernalia! Tiffany had to make a robot for one of her kids in about ten minutes before he left for school and it is the cutest thing ever.

This is one of the yummiest salads I have ever tasted!! We had a big family gathering at our mom's house and my niece Madeline made this and it was amazing! I wanted to share it with all of you so you too could taste the deliciousness! It is from Ina Garten's Barefoot Contessa Parties cookbook. All of her recipes are to die for! Enjoy!

Many thanks go out to Kim at http://www.todayscreativeblog.blogspot.com/ for highlighting The Style Sisters on her front page!! It is so fun to see us highlighted on her awesome site!! Kim's site is fantastic! If you haven't check it out you really should you will find amazing people sharing their creative ideas! Kim really finds the greatest blog sites to highlight! Thanks again!!

I know....... more cupcakes?! But I just had to post these because my daughter and I made them for the baby shower we just had for a friend of ours. We had so much fun making these adorable little gems. We made buttercream frosting and then tinted some of it blue and then added white to some of it to make it a lighter color blue. We used tons of different tips with the frosting in ziploc baggies and just played with all kinds of fun techniques. Plus we added little tiny white dots on some, blue crystal sprinkles and these really fun large confetti sprinkles. Everyone loved them!! We will be posting more photos of them on our website later today along with recipes and directions for the diaper cake and games we played at the shower! So check back later today at http://www.thestylesisters.net/ Ta Ta For Now!

Aren't these precious!! I love these and think they would be so cute for a little girl's birthday party! If you would like to have the recipe just click here. Gotta love Martha for her great ideas! Have fun with these and be creative!

I am helping plan a baby shower for a friend of mine and I saw lots and lots of diaper cakes on the internet and that motivated me .........so I came up with this one using ideas from a couple of websites. In the middle of the cake is a bottle of Martinelli's sparkling apple cider! It is the perfect size for this cake. I will soon be posting all the instructions on our website so check back soon! How cute would this be for a bridal shower with lots of little hand towels or kitchen towels! Let me know what you think!

Found this adorable child dish set at one of my favorite little shops in Chicago. French transportation Mealtime Set from P.O.S.H. Chicago. $49.50Made of durable, break-resistant melamine, this adorable set has the cutest drawings with their french names. Sure to make mealtimes FUN!Set includes one each: Tray, Bowl, Sippy Cup, Fork & Spoon.

This portrait was done by our good friend Robyn Serage. Robyn is an amazing artist and really captures people's personalities in her work. Check out our website http://www.thestylesisters.net/ to see more of her work. Not only is she an amazing artist but she is the mother of seven children, an incredible seamstress, Gardener, Robyn has also written and illustrated a children's book (that she hopes to get published soon) and recently made her debut as an actress in her local community theatre! Plus she is an amazing do it yourselfer! See some of the things on our website. We will be posting more of her handiwork throughout the month of May so make sure you check back often.

I was looking through some magazine tear outs that I have kept for a long time and was inspired by these creative ideas for an Alfresco Buffet. This is a wooden crate filled with some nice blue and white napkins, unique old silverware that doesn't match, and some pretty blue and white china plates (no paperplates!). It just makes me want to plan a picnic right now!

Here are a couple of other ideas...a wicker basket to corral paper goods and plastic silverware (if you must use it) and a wine tote turned condiment carrier. I love the idea of bringing nice things to the picnic or outdoor dinner instead of a plastic grocery bag. This makes living everyday special by doing things a little nicer. It sure looks good to me!!

I used some of the silk flowers we had left over from my daughter's wedding and made a nice spring wreath for my front door to welcome in spring! It didn't cost me a penny! Using up what you have to create something new. What do y'all think?

Hey I decided to try my hand at making a cake plate and a pedestaled bowl if you will. I found these items at Garden ridge. The green plate was $2.00 and the little bowl that I used for the base was 1.99! The bright orange wavy edged bowl was $4.99 and the bottom little dish was 1.59! Very cute if I do say so myself. Start looking around to see what all you can "glue" together to create a fun new piece! I used a different adhesive than what sister used. I used loctite household cement (Clear) from the grocery store and it worked perfectly. You should let it dry for a couple of hours or better yet overnight to make sure the bond is really tight.

This is a photo from one of my neighbors yard...the wind was wild early this morning and some are saying we had a touch down of a tornado! The sirens went off at 3 AM to alert us of the possibility that a tornado was coming our way! My daughter and I went into the closet underneath the stairs with our dog and waited for something to happen. In the little closet we keep water, food, flashlights and a radio. We were listening to the radio broadcasters tell us how much longer we were under the watch and how hard the winds were blowing...up to 100 miles an hour and rain pouring on us 5 to 7 inches! I was literally shaking like a leaf waiting for the tornado to rip through our home! We were very blessed to not have sustained any damage to our property but we feel bad for those in our neighborhoods and surrounding areas. Here are a few more pics...Tramploline in neighbors pool!

Remember us showing you how to make a cake plate a little while ago, well here are some that I made! I love them! They honestly cost me $1.00-$2.50 each!!! They took no time at all and they are beautiful! I made some cupcakes and had to display them on my newly made cake plate! I really think these would make the perfect wedding gift! I even made some smaller ones that I thought would be perfect for cheese :) Hope some of you have tried this easy project!

Tonight we had a simple dinner.... we grilled a Pork loin roast that was covered in a dry rub of yummy spices and a little bit of olive oil, oven roasted red potatoes with olive oil, fresh thyme, salt and pepper and a delicious salad made of fresh spinach leaves, romaine lettuce, sliced fresh pears and strawberries with roasted almonds in a raspberry vinaigrette dressing. So easy and very little effort. Check our website http://www.thestylesisters.net/ for recipes and more photos of our simple grilled dinner!

Isn't this the cutest necklace made with old wallpaper? You can purchase one of these for $18! Check out The Farm Chicks for more of these adoarable pendants. Aren't they so fun for spring? We love spotlighting places we love! The Farm Chicks have a really fun website. So check it out!

How cute are these personalized plates!!!! At http://www.swoozies.com/ there are many styles to choose from....but the best part is you get to choose from a vast array of icons for the center of the plate and wording and fonts!! What a great gift idea!! Plus Swoozies has tons of partyware, totes, bags, invitations, kids stuff etc.. We have highlighted more things on the front page of our website at www.thestylesisters.net These plates make me feel happy and springy!!

SEW SIMPLE!! I saw some really cute chairs with ruffled seat covers from the Shabby Chic website at http://www.shabbychic.com/ and decided to try and make these for my chairs and this is how they turned out. The directions and before and after photos are on our website www.thestylesisters.net so go and check it out.

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I remember years ago looking at home decorating magazines and wishing my house looked like the photos in the magazine or that I could cook up amazing food, have a beautiful garden and be surrounded by family friends just like what they showed...I decided to live out my dreams in my own way!

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